TOLEDO, Ohio — Only a few days after the United Auto Workers reached an agreement with Jeep owner Stellantis, another tentative deal has been reached with General Motors.
While there is still some work to be done in finalizing any offer, the tentative agreement with GM has people in Toledo believing this 41-day strike against the Big 3 may be over.
Over the weekend, Stellantis agreed to cost-of-living pay that would bring raises to a compounded 33% over the course of the contract.
This means top assembly plant workers will be making more than $42 per hour and top-scale workers there now make around $31 per hour.
Toledo mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz said he was relieved to hear the longest strike to his memory is seemingly over.
"They went through a process, there were some long days and nights and emotions got frayed from time to time, understandably," said Kapszukiewicz. "But I think the outcome is what a lot of us were hoping for."
Monday morning, the Associated Press reported GM and the UAW also agreed on a four-year, eight-month deal.
While many GM plant workers across the country walked off the job during this historic strike, UAW Local 14 members who work at GM Toledo Propulsion Systems never went on strike.
Including 25% general pay raises and cost of living adjustments, that would bring the wage increase to over 30% over the life of the contract.
Though this may not go down as the longest strike in local history, Mayor Kapszukiewicz said Toledo workers played a huge role in getting these contract deals in place.
"I would certainly say that this was the longest strike in modern Toledo history. It's the first time that Jeep ever went on strike in the 83-year history of that company," said Kapszukiewicz. "So this was a big event in Toledo and our jeep workers were right there on the forefront."
The UAW said that GM workers will return to work while the agreement goes through the ratification process. They also said that the UAW National GM Council will convene in Detroit to review the agreement.
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